According to recent KSTU reports, a man is dead after attempting to forcibly commandeer a woman’s Mercedes. The deceased 26-year-old had allegedly taken part in a series of criminal acts along with several accomplices, culminating with the fateful carjacking attempt.

Authorities say reports of a fight Saturday morning at an Orem, Utah, apartment complex ended when the now-deceased suspect and four other individuals drove away in one vehicle.

A short time later, the group disbanded. The vehicle is seen on surveillance footage hitting a curb, at which point four occupants are shown fleeing on foot as the driver steals a truck parked nearby. He reportedly drove to a supermarket in the area, where he ditched the stolen truck and attempted to take an occupied vehicle.

“Suspect gets out of the truck,” Orem Police Capt. Ned Jackson said, “goes over and pulls the lady out of the silver Mercedes, starts to get in the car. She’s screaming for help.”

From there, Jackson explained, the situation took a drastic turn for the worse for the suspect. An armed man reportedly witnessed the altercation and stepped in to protect the targeted motorist.

“Our citizen goes up at gun point, has him get out of the car,” Jackson explained. “The guy gets out of the car. The suspect lunged and tried to get the gun from him; so at that point, he’s trying to protect himself and shoots the gentleman.”

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The ‘gentleman,’ as this officer generously referred to him, died from a single gunshot wound after being transported to a local hospital. As for the 31-year-old shooter, police do not anticipate that he will face any related charges.

At least two of the suspects seen fleeing the accident scene on foot have been questioned by police.